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...never easy to compete with the memory of a legend, yet the revivers of Ain't Misbehavin' have set themselves that task twice over. Not only do they seek to match the exuberant spirit of Pianist-Songwriter Thomas Wright ("Fats") Waller, whose 1920s and '30s Harlem jazz inspired the pell-mell 31-tune revue, but they also contend with the joyous memory of the 1978 debut staging, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical, made a star of Nell Carter, and ran almost four years before becoming an Emmy-winning NBC special. Of course, the producers of this daring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: A Rowdy Romp into the Past AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' | 8/29/1988 | See Source »

...MISBEHAVIN'. The joint is jumpin', again: the jubilant Fats Waller songbook that won three 1978 Tony awards returns to Broadway with the original staging and cast, including Nell Carter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Choice: Aug. 22, 1988 | 8/22/1988 | See Source »

...Pittsburgh's Carnegie-Mellon University, English Chairman Gary Waller assigns his classes the recent cult film Blue Velvet for comparisons with works by T.S. Eliot and William Butler Yeats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Canons Under Fire | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

Complementing Flynn in the Quaker backfield--which averages over 200 yards a game on the ground--are Bryan Keys (486 yards rushing), Jim Bruni (288) and Mike Waller (272). The Penn passing attack is more shaky, with part-time starters John Keller and Malcolm Glover combining for less than 100 yards per game through the air. The Quaker QBs have thrown 14 interceptions and only four...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Gridders, Quakers Clash in Penn-Ultimate Ivy Showdown | 11/14/1987 | See Source »

Running Backs: The duo of Chris Flynn and Brian Keys has combined for 190 attempts, 997 yards and seven TD's. The Quakers have run the ball for 1765 total yards and have averaged 220 yards per game. Two other Penn rushers (Jim Bruni and Mike Waller) have close to 300 yards each. If the Quakers run the ball well, it may be a long afternoon for the Crimson...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: The Scouting Report | 11/14/1987 | See Source »

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